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Table 2 Crosstabulation of workload, appointment type, and duty schedule

From: Well-being of professional older adults’ caregivers in Alberta’s assisted living and long-term care facilities: a cross-sectional study

Parameter

Less than 20 h

f (%)

20–40 h

f (%)

41–60 h

f (%)

More than 60 h

f (%)

Total

f (%)

Nature of appointment

 Full-time job

1 (0.3)

189 (58.5)

119 (36.8)

14 (4.4)

323 (100)

 Part-time job

32 (6.6)

359 (74.5)

76 (15.8)

15 (3.1)

482 (100)

 Casual job

29 (27.9)

65 (62.5)

8 (7.7)

2 (1.9)

104 (100)

 Total

62 (6.8)

613 (67.4)

203 (22.3)

31 (3.5)

909 (100)

Type of shift duty

 Day

19 (6.5)

193 (66.1)

69 (23.6)

11 (3.8)

296 (100)

 Evening

5 (10.2)

36 (73.5)

5 (10.2)

3 (6.1)

49 (100)

 Night

2 (6.9)

19 (65.5)

8 (27.6)

0 (0.0)

29 (100)

 Rotational (all shifts)

36 (6.6)

366 (67.4)

123 (22.7)

18 (3.3)

543 (100)

 Total

62 (6.8)

614 (67.3)

205 (22.5)

32 (3.4)

913 (100)

Designation

 Registered Nurse

14 (11.9)

63 (53.4)

37 (31.3)

4 (3.4)

118 (100)

 Licensed Practical Nurse

4 (3.7)

73 (67.0)

28 (25.6)

4 (3.7)

109 (100)

 Health Care Aide

31 (5.9)

353 (67.5)

118 (22.6)

21 (4.0)

523 (100)

 Allied Health Worker

12 (8.0)

113 (75.3)

22 (14.7)

3 (2.0)

150 (100)

 Total

61 (6.8)

602 (66.9)

205 (22.8)

32 (3.5)

900 (100)

  1. Participants with missing data for work volume, nature of appointment, and workload were excluded from the analysis